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Torque is what you want in a street car.
Think of it this way, Torque measures force while Horsepower measures work. A very (very) broad analogy would be: Torque is how quick you can move, horsepower is how fast you can move.
Torque, powerband, and gearing are more important things to look at than peak horsepower, imho. Sadly, too many people just look at peak numbers when comparing cars.
Which would you rather have, a car with a meaty powerband lower in the RPMs or a car with a sharp spike in power way up in the RPM range? I don't spend much time above 4k on the street so a lower peaking engine is just fine for me.
Sorry if this wasn't very clear, it's kinda late for me.
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